Mathematica is a software package that is ideal for communicating scientific ideas, whether visualization of a concept in an introductory level course or creating a simulation of a new idea related to research. Mathematica is commonly used in mathematical sciences, physical sciences, business and finance, life sciences, engineering, and computer science.
Eligibility
- Students, academic researchers, and educators are eligible to use products on campus or personal machines.
- Agreement supports use of products in instruction and academic research.
- Licensing is renewed annually and is available only to active students, faculty, and staff.
How To Get A Copy
Mathematica Desktop
For school-owned or personally-owned machines:
- Fill out this form to request a download. Use your @rochester.edu email when making your request.
- Click “Get Mathematica Desktop” and begin the download.
- When prompted, click “Activate through your Organization’s SSO.”
- Use your rochester.edu credentials to activate Mathematica.
Mathematica Online
- Revisit this link to request access to Mathematica|Online.
- Click “Get Mathematica|Online”.
- Follow on-screen directions to register.
- Follow this link to log-on to Mathematica|Online and Wolfram|Alpha Notebook Edition.
Cost
Cost: $0 Mathematica is available free to qualified students, academic researchers, and educators.
Mathematica is funded by schools across the University.
University members participating in commercial, government, or non-profit research projects use this link to submit your questions.
When submitting, choose the radio button for “Business/Government.”
System Requirements
See the Wolfram for details.
More Information
Tutorials:
These tutorials are excellent for new users, and can be assigned to students as homework to learn Mathematica outside of class time.
Hands-on Start to Wolfram Mathematica
This tutorial helps you get started with Mathematica—learn how to create your first notebook, run calculations, generate visualizations, create interactive models, analyze data, and more.
Free online course with live Q&A
Book available in paperback or Kindle form
Free on-demand training video to watch anytime
Introduction to Mathematica for Students and Teachers (online course)
Use this tutorial to learn about solving math problems in the Wolfram Language—from basic arithmetic to integral calculus and beyond.
Wolfram’s site highlights the newest features and functions in our latest versions.
Access step-by-step instructions ranging from how to create animations to basic syntax information.
Browse Wolfram’s large collection of learning materials and support resources.
Introduction to Notebooks (interactive open course)
Learn to use Wolfram Notebooks for computing, programming, generating reports and creating presentations with this interactive course.
Teaching with Wolfram Technology.
Mathematica offers an interactive classroom experience that helps students explore and grasp concepts, plus gives faculty the tools they need to easily create supporting course materials, assignments, and presentations.
Teaching and Learning with Mathematica—Free video course
Learn how to make your classroom dynamic with interactive models, explore computation and visualization capabilities in Mathematica that make it useful for teaching practically any subject at any level, and get best-practice suggestions for course integration.
Preparing and Giving Presentations
Learn how to create a slideshow presentation that combines graphics, calculations, and nicely formatted text, with live calculations or animations.
Wolfram Demonstrations Project
Download pre-built, open-code examples from a daily-growing collection of interactive visualizations, spanning a remarkable range of topics.
Wolfram U Courses on Classroom Resources & Instruction
Access on-demand and live courses on using Mathematica, Wolfram|Alpha, and other Wolfram technologies in your classroom.
Research with Mathematica.
Rather than requiring different toolkits for different jobs, Mathematica integrates the world’s largest collection of algorithms, high-performance computing capabilities, and a powerful visualization engine in one coherent system, making it ideal for academic research in just about any discipline.
Resources for researchers.
Wolfram Language Training Courses—Free video courses
Explore what’s possible with the Wolfram Language, including programming fundamentals and concepts, built-in functions, symbolic expressions, and tips for better, faster coding.
Learn what areas of Mathematica are useful for specific fields.
Take online courses and earn formal certifications for your knowledge and expertise in field-specific disciplines.
Wolfram Early Professionals Program
Enroll in this program after gradution and receive resources for using Mathematica in your industry field, as well as discounts to transition your student license to one you can use on the job.